The Straits Budget, 31 March 1932

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES .ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. MARCH 31, 1932. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    349 1 LEADERS— I. This Economy Th« <iy Squirrels d Some School Topics i PI‘inters and Others d*4 BonU'*> and Duties 4 Occasional- Notes 4-5 felt-prams Kcuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 21-29 '"ictu resin \;,i f China Fund 17 Newly-Consecrated Bishop 17 IVna’ tr Wedding 17 The (boucestershire Regiment
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1150 1 Keith, after more than 25 with the Bangkok Dock Co., has I !an !or home with Mrs. Keith. They 1 *1 -auirhter and grandchild in BangJ,* au usz of the legal firm of ■niWd in L i‘° thers and Mrs Pauhisz ;ar-.<r t in gapore on Tuesday
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    LOCAL WEDDINGS.
    632 1 Mr. E. Cherrington And Miss H. C. Norris. The wedding of Mr. Edward Cherrington, only surviving son of the late Mr. and Mrs. K. Cherrington, of Nottingham, and Miss Hester Charlotte Norris, youngest daughter of I>r. and Mrs. C. V. Norris, of Singapore, took place at the Presbyterian
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    BROKER’S TRAGIC DEATH.
    603 2 4< Young Nathan” Drowned At Kota Tinggi. FLOODED RIVER. Jungle Creeper Rope To Cross Stream. Mr. Edward M. Nalhan, the well-known Singapore broker and commission agent, was drowned on Good f riday in the flooded river at Kota Tinggi. Owing to rain the stream became rapidlv swollen
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    THE MODERN SINBADS LEAVE.
    850 2 After Two Months. I happy memories of SINGAPORE. I After a stay of over two months In Singapore, Mr. Richard Halliburton, writer, aviator and adventurer, and Mi. Moye W. Stephens. Jnr., continued their slowest flight round the world at 10.10 I o'clock yesterday taking ctf in
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    FACTORY REFORM IN MALAYA.
    830 2 Output Quadrupled. I NEW IDEAS FOR RUBBER ESTATES. The Rubber Research Institute has published a booklet of great importance to the rubber plantation industry in Malaya. Its author is Mr. R. O. Bishop, head of the chemical division of the Institute, and its objects are explained
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    K.N.I.L.M. ANNUAL REPORT.
    232 2 17,212 Passengers C arried During the Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batiwiu. M« r o? It is revealed in the annua' n. the Royal Dutch East Indian Co. (K.N.I.L.M.) that during u»;;i passengers, 02,160 kg. 0 f 18,818 kg. of mail were carried v The figures for
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    RAFFLES HOTEL CONCERT.
    251 2 Benefit Night for Mr. Z. Menchinsky. There was an exceptionally iatge attendance at .the concert given hy Mr Monia Litter and his orche-tru Raffle* Hotel on Sunday, the o.vu.-i'n V.’g a benefit for Mr. Z. Mcnchin*ky. e of the member* of this and thr Sir.g. pot-.* Musical
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      IS THIS ECONOMY?
      1056 3 t ken at the other.—St**;.u» T Vt.v lM. rr wimhers of the Malayan Civil SerT T. have reached a certain son ority now being niade to extol the the 0 re tirement must be a cause lva Arable uneasiness. Following V"tXuon in the F. M. S a
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      THE GREY SQUIRRELS.
      1148 3 VJ s Tr w*, Mk. 2*». h'i.nee Great Britain found it necessary lo follow the lead of the rest of the world and embark on a policy of tariffs, much has beer, written in papers, abroad of what has teen termed the grey squirrel complex.” The reference
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      SOME SCHOOL TOPICS.
      862 3 ---Strait** Ti k***, Mar, A eCiic -pendent of the Stiaits Times !a?*k week brought un the oM grievance that mai led wo: ion mid not be employed or. tho staff* of G inent and aided *< hoobi during the dun.p. He might have gone farther and argued
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      PLANTERS AND OTHERS.
      793 3 Straits Times, Mar. 20. A gnen* deal has been written recently a' X’t the futility of the visual standards i v which rubber is valued on the Sing.iI* re market. That these standards, .ainlr.iued by the broker, have today no >e!atioi» whatever to ti e requirements of
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      BONUSES AND DUTIES.
      1251 4 Straits Times. Mar. 30. For the tune i**.n£ holidays are over j. and, after a somewhat halting start yesterday, Malaya has today resumed in 1 earnest the grim task of making etuis meet. For some weeks before the Easter break, public interest centred mainly in considerations of
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    JAVA NEWSPAPER.
    41 4 Two Chinese Editors Warned One Arrested. Sourabaya, Mar. 28. The editor of the Yong-sia, a weekly newspaper, has been arrested owing to rnti-Japanese articles which have appeared in his journal. Two other Chinese editors have received a severe warning.—Reuter.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      SNAPCARDS AND MINUM.
      117 4 HUM IT MI IlFUO known as beer and skittles. —Straits Times, Mar. 24. A correspondent offers the following for publication in this column Our little son, aged five years, now going to the Tanglin School, returned home at noon today in the car we had sent for
      HUM IT MI IlFUO , known as beer and skittles.—Straits Times, Mar. 24.  -  117 words
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      THE PLANTERS’ FUND.
      216 4 must be continued.”—Straits Times, Mar. 24. Last year grants totalling $13,763 were r.ade to twelve widows of planters, 26 children of planters, and to other beneficiaries from the Planters’ Benevolent Fund, and the income of the fund was only slightly below its expenditure. Of that income the
      must be continued.”—Straits Times, Mar. 24.  -  216 words
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      THE “IRISH QUESTION” AGAIN.
      462 4 both countries would fain forget.—Straits Times, Mar. 24. Ten ou;s havo pa.-sed since the closing tf ;.st > :.:k chapter n the ulat.uiis 1 1' a; o Ireland and now i. .a. a though the v.ho e unhappy y i.’ •> i C'.v:intty. i: now volume.
      both countries would fain forget.—Straits Times, Mar. 24.  -  462 words
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      LOOKING BACK TO 1903.
      381 4 Straits Times, Mar. 26. Most people who have had a secondary education, and accordingly. unable to read any foreign 0 V language, to do more than the s j m !r a(1 mathematical calculations, or to cont plate any part of human history that of their
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      “SELL OUR RAILWAYS.”
      488 4 Times, Mar. 20. Strai i niic.'*, Since publication of the re *ort fir. Road and Rail Committee there has be. a considerable amount of criticism of what has been described as an inclinat.on t > bolster up the railways at the expense private enterprise. Controversy aio;.; these
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      THE UNKINDEST CUT.
      104 5 postponed.—Straits Times, Mar. nr’vate letter from the United the most pathetic evidence Of '‘hard times yet seen: We have had our car put up in the gince the first of July last year. 5f;;v, 00 i* to buy gasoline and tyres. T an vore who knows the
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      PEACE FOR CHAPLIN.
      202 5 —Stra Times, Mar. 28. K film stars complain that they are «-*rv’nV;med by publicity when they visit j;ke Singapore. They are met on T -he ship, rushed here, there and iv’rUore anti finally sent on their way J/r h iving had a moment to themselves, greatest of
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      THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.
      264 5 i—Strains Times Mar. ‘2^. It a kind dispensation which arrange.- that the Easter holidays should aiva' fa’., as they do, thus making pcss:Ll“ a long week-end, from Thursday eve:. :u' to Tuesday morning—for those lucky enough to get it—but it is a pity the .er.sathm could not
      i—Strains Times Mar. ‘2^.  -  264 words
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      THE TALLEST SKYSCRAPER.
      272 5 the Empire State Building.—Straits Times, Mar. 28. Reuter correct in stating that Mr. Wsliian Aiken Starrett, whose death has occurred in New York, was the designer o r the Empire State Building, the tallest sK.vseraj er in the world That distinc<u,r. was claimed for Mr. Richard H.
      the Empire State Building.—Straits Times, Mar. 28.  -  272 words
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      FOOLHARDY FLYING.
      336 5 FOOLHARDY FLYING always dangerous.—Straits Times, Mar. 21*. While all the world admires the wonderful pluck and endurance displayed by those men and women who, almost every day, are establishing new flying records, one cannot help wondering whether the craze for long-distance “lone flights” has not gone beyond the limits of
      always dangerous.—Straits Times, Mar. 21*.  -  336 words
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      THE “SHAKE OUT.”
      394 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 2b. The dreaded blow not to introduce rubber restriction having fallen with all the effect of finality, the equally-dreaded policy of the shake-out will now, presumably, awake from it* state of suspended animation and be put into operation. Whether the effect of this will
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      ARMS AND THE WOMAN.
      266 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 30. Is there no preserve, no field of human activity, which man can call his own, and where he will be safe from the incursions and competition of woman We ask this somewhat petulantly and very ungallantly because we thought that the F.M.S.
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      EMPIRE SHOPPING WEEK.
      281 5 —Straits Times, Mur. 00. Early this month a sub-committce of the local branch of the Overseas League was appointed to organise an Empire Shopping Week for Singapore. The proposal was—and is--to push Empire products by various means from May 18 to Ma> 24. Writing shortly after publication
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      SHIPPING CONFERENCES.
      314 5 the Commission which is sought.—Straits Times, Mar. 30. In the course of vigorous advocacy of an inquiry into the question of shipping conferences, members of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association have asserted that the subject has been avoided by the body which should be particularly concerned—that is, the
      the Commission which is sought.—Straits Times, Mar. 30.  -  314 words
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    BOXER’S DEATH IN SINGAPORE.
    209 5 Collapse After Fight. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL UNCONSCIOUS. For the third time in the history of boxing in Singapore a boxer has succumbed to his injuries. Mohamed Kassim, an Indian, who w r as one of those taking part in the charity programme held at the New
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    SUDDEN DEATH OF CAPT. ROGERS.
    241 5 Victim of Electric Shock From Car (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 29. The death of Capt. Joseph Rogers, of ihe Selangor Pilot Association, Port SwetLenham, took place at 12.110 yesterday t fternoon at Port Swettenham with tragic suddenness. Capt. Rogers, who was only
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    BIRTHS
    50 5 GRAHAM. At the General Hospital on 25th inst. to Mnisie wife of J. \V. Graham a daughter. Mother ami child both well. J.V’KS. On March 15, 10.’tr?. at the Kand> Nursing Home, Ceylon, to Mabel Fli/.alteth, wife of Walter Raymond .lacks, of Akram hoda Group, Mahawella, Ceylon, a sou.
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      88 5 NOTICE AM communications for both the Straits Times and the Straits Budget shonld bs addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlements. The post free price of the Straits Timet to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $48 a year. The post free price of
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    26 5 DEATH JACKS. —On March 17, 1932. at the Kandy Nursing Homo, Ceylon, Mabel Elizabeth, tlie beloved wife of Walter Raymond lacks. of Alirumbodu Croup, Mnhnweiln, Ceylon.
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    Need For Economy By Government.
    5723 6 BIG DECLINE IN THE COLONY’S TRADE. Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Meeting. In the course of a comprehensive review of the C olon> s trade at the annual meeting of the Singapore hamher of ommerce on Tuesday, the chairman, the Hon. Mr. .1. Bagnall said 1932
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    LOTTERY IN SIAM.
    36 8 To be Held to Aid the Red Cross. (Front Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 29. It has been decided to hold a I os. .>00,000 lottery for the benefit of the Red Cross.
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    ALLEGED LIBEL IN CHINESE PAPER.
    1844 8 Inscription on High School Gates. PUBLIC INTEREST.” LETTER CONCERNING MR. AW BOON HAW. The suit for alleged libel between Tun! Kwee < hian, Li Leung Ki and Thng S:o»g| I'huan (plaintiffs) and Aw Kwee Kang! and Aw Doom Haw (defendants) was con-j tinned before Mr.
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    MALAYAN GOLF ASSOCIATION.
    451 8 Mr* C. V. Miles Klecfori President. Mr. J. C. M. Bell the president vt a the chair at the third annual meeting the Malayan Golf Association, held Kuala Lumpur, and the others ,,resellwere Messrs. O. E. Venables, J. Dew* and S. Halford (Selangor), F. K. de Pau'
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      TEA IN MALAYA.
      1051 9 Possibilities in The Highlands. t! Editor of the StraiU Times. the eelipse of rubber and v Vl ’uie producers of importance, 11:1 a> -Vit that people are taking an 11 interest in tea in the highlands T'Mava, or, indeed, in any other proI: shows promise of yielding
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      ROAD vs. RAIL TRANSPORT.
      1546 9 i'u the Editor of the Straits Times. —Further to my letter which appeared in the Straits Times, I am now taking the liberty of bringing 1 before the attention of the general public important matters with reference to road transport. It might be of interest that
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      THE AXE IN JOHORE.
      180 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It is believe 1 that Government las called for confidential reports from the heads of departments in respect of their staffs’ merits etc., in order to effect further retrenchment as conditions show no signs of improvement. The last
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      B.N.B. PROBLEMS.
      377 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —A month or so ago there appeared in your columns certain correspondence on the subject of n tax of 20 cents per picul on water borne cargo imposed by the British North Borneo Government. Your correspondent, “Ignoramus,” does not make
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      WHY THE DIFFERENCE ?
      71 10 WHY THE DIFFERENCE To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,- In .Johore Bahru we pay $2.50 for reconnection of a water meter. In Segamnt the charge is $5. Meter rent in Johore Bahru is 40 cents while in Scgamat it is 75 cents. Why the difference, when the transactions
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      THE SYDNEY BRIDGE.
      161 10 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, —The incident which marked tin* opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge i> l*u the climax to a fierce controversy which ha.' i a- c<l in A’e\v South Wales for some time past as to who should declare the new bridge
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      GOVERNOR & INVENTOR.
      694 10 GOVERNOR INVENTOR. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I regret the necessity for me to correct the terms of the report sent to you by your correspondent from here and published in your yesterday’s issue re the demonstration of the Singatex rubber pavings which I was privileged to
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      QUIT RENTS.
      388 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Government lias been extracting levenue from rubber estates mainly in two ways;- quit rent and duty or ass <>- ment. The rate per acre of quit rent varies. ut an illustration of an estate producing 1.578,000 1!>. per annum from a
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      NEW USES.
      135 10 To tlie Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—The letter signe 1 \V. Leonard B addon." In the Straits Budget of Feb11 is of great interest to every person interested in rubber. Surely it is on lines s'-uh as these that the R.R.L shou’d work? A ill the R.R.L
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      THAT “QUEER HOBBY.”
      129 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—I am indebted to Mr. S. W. Edmett, ot Botu Tiga Estate, Kota Tinggi, Johore, loi th<* following suggestion i Would not shark-fishing, run in con- I nettion with your crocodile-breeding, not only furnish skins, tins, etc., for sale, but
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      PROHIBITION.
      132 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—As one who knew the old-time saloons of the U.S.A. may I ask Blind Dig one question Why was the public ir. general, and the working class in partiai a;-, made to pay for a fau t that was :-*-t their own
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      THE SOCIAL EVIL.
      79 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —I fully endorse the statements made by A Catholic Citizen in your i- u. of .Mar. U*. That writer has fully a i.v i uie facts. Should the author* ui. k eineii have the slightest doubt as to the
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      IN PRAISE OF MR. LANG.
      333 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I was astonished to find or. reading your issue of Mar. 24 that “Digger” should t>e lud of glee over the Sydney Harbour Bridge incident. To the mind of every dinkum Australian soldier in this country the
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      MALAYS IN SOUTH AFRICA
      170 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sh', —Are there Malays living in any large numbers outside Malaya and the islands comprised in the Malay Archipelago I put this question in view of a statement I came across the other day in a book, This World
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    SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB.
    597 10 New Pool Attracts Mor, Members. The annual meeting of the Swimming Club will be held on J," gapor 10 a n:. In their report for emleU Jan 31 the committee state' ywr Owing to the general demessil. 7. was a ialling-off ol new alter the opening of
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    MAN OVERBOARD.
    27 10 A deck passenger went overboar, the s.s. Kistna while the vessel was wa v tv» Singapore from Bangkok. vessel was topped and the man r
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      63 10 (The Straits Times is not re>pons 1 the opinions of its correspondents, t spondents should bear in mind that > must be short and to the poirt epistles are liable to be rejected or down. Correspondents must eneb’sc f names and addresses, not necesaanb publication but as guarantee of good
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    HIGH PRICE FOR HOME PAPERS.
    1232 11 PESANG LETTER. Stationers’ Ring Little Use Made Of A Fine Library —Plenty Of Money For Pleasure Onions Imported In Hundreds Of Tons— Oil Or Coal For Prai ?—Cost Of Living Slowly Falling—Rickshas Cutting Their Charges. (Krom Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Mar. 21. THERE seems to
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    HAP HENG CASE SEQUEL.
    150 11 Charge Against Former Secretary. tfl u e Hap Heng Mineral last v i h, i c 1 was concluded at the lit.,." th e conviction of Oh v *vs h<‘ar,i i -Daniel Boniface Pestana C Dodd, 'he ntnmal District Juditc, on Tuesday when Mr. 0. C.
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    GLOUCESTERS & THE BACK BADGE.
    821 11 GLOUCESTERS THE BACK BADGE. Trooping of the Colour At Tanglin. A splendid parade of the 1st batt. the Gloucestershire Regiment was seen on the grounds of Tanglin Barracks on Mar. 23 when the past glory of the 28th Regiment of Foot, achieved 132 years ago on the field of battle
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    BOARD OF LICENSING JUSTICES.
    548 11 Lawyer Who Could Not Find a Bar. There were only six applications before the Singapore Board of Licensing Justices which sat in the Singapore Criminal District Court on Mar. 23. Mr. G*.G. Dodd, First Po’ice Magistrate and Criminal District Judge, presided and others present on the
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    MALACCA B.R.A.
    59 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 22. The election of office-bearers at the annual general meeting of the B.R.A. re: ulted as follows :—President, Lieut.Col. A. A. Lermit vice-president, Lieut. Tan Cheng Chye honorary secretary and treasurer, Lieut. Khoo Kim Lian; committee, Capt. K. G. Exham, C. S.
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    Charles And Syd Chaplin Arrive.
    1932 12 BUT SINGAPORE REMAINS CALM. Cannot Say If Next Picture Will Be A Talkie. The greatest celebrity of the screen. C harles C haplin, and his brother Syd C haplin, who has achieved considerable success on his own account, arrived in Singapor on Sunday bv the
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    MISSING GOAT.
    94 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 25. I do not propose to send you to gaol since you have no previous convictions, but it must be understood that you cannot do anything you like with another person’s property,” said Mr. H. C. Willan in the police court here
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    CABARET NIGHTS AT THE ADELPHI.
    679 12 Mrs. Alford and Company “In Blue.” y “Blue” is a word sometime* denote sadness. “Am I Blue*”’ a to vocalist appealingly, meaning th melancholy, depressed, dispirited d 1 there is nothing like this about v Jt Ahord s “In Blue” cabaret at thp Hotel, blue
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    CLERK DROPS DEAD.
    31 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. Murugesu, a 35-year-old railway J*' at Prai, dropped dead on Friday as he was about to go home after 1 day’s work.
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    ROTARY’S CALL TO MALAYA.
    927 13 Mr. Pascall’s Visit. i COMMON GROUND FOR FRIENDSHIP. h seems to me that Rotary has very finitely established itself in Malaya, t h,s really taken root and has (tot the .rfieular service it has been asking for.” ,,a I| Svdnt-y W. Pascall, President of V rv
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    ADOPTED GIRLS.
    208 13 S.S.(M.)A. and Definition Of a Mui Tsai. After a lengthy discussion of the dofinition of a mui tsai at a committee meeting ot the S. S. (M.) A. it was decided to write to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs informing him that in the opinion of the Associa
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION
    262 13 Reduction of Water Charges Agreed To. Committee No. 5 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners recommended an amendment to the schedule of charges for water supply, as follows Item 2. For water supplied to mineral water and ice factories and breweries fiom $1.;»0 to 50 cts. per 1,000 gallons.
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    ATTACKED IN BED.
    55 13 Sleeping Tamil Dies From His Injuries. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 22. While asleep in bed, a Tamil living in Birch village, Taiping, was attacked by two other Tamils and so badly injured that he died later in hospital. Both the men have been arrested. The
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    UNUSUAL SUICIDE STORY.
    1109 13 A Clerk’s Dilemma. AMAZING SCENE IN CIVIL AERODROME WORKS. An amazing story of how a wellknown Singapore Chinese committed suicide in an office during working hours with the deliberate intention of casting suspicion on a clerk with whom h« had had differences, and the hostility of the
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    ‘ MAY I BE BEHEADED,’ PROTESTS CHINESE.
    385 13 MAY I BE BEHEADED,’ PROTESTS CHINESE. His Stone-Throwing Story Not Believed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 24. If I threw a stone at the Inspector may I be beheaded,” protested Tu Yok Lut, one of the Chinese arrested during the recent victory riots, when charged in the District Court
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    BANGKOK POOL.
    41 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Rangkok, Mar. 24. At a meeting of the Sports Club yesterdiy u new committee was elected and the decision to build a swimming pool ratified. It was decided to change th* site of the pool.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2844 14 The Menace Of Rubber Rents—An Echo Of Fantastic Days —The Street Potato And The Slump—When 1 ap Ah Lov Grew It “Cambridge Hysteria No Work For Schoolboys —Is There A Remedy? —Our Library Problem. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 25. ONE
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    Welcome To Rotary’s President.
    3326 15 Mr. SYDNEY W. PASCALL IN SINGAPORE. What The Movement Can Accomplish In Malaya. Described by the chairman, Mr. Roland Braddell, as the largest thcring which had ever assembled at a public dinner in Singapore, members and guests of the Singapore Rotary Club welcomed Mr. Sydney \V.
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    KING’S HOUSE.
    265 16 Monday, Mar. 14. The Hon. Mr. J. W. W. Hughes, the Hon. Mr. H. G. R. Leonard, Mrs. Leonard and Miss Leonard, the Hon. Mr. A. M. j Goodman, the Hon. Raja Sir hulun, the Hon. Raja Musa Udin, the Hon. Colonel Cecil Rae and the Hon. Mr.
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    MRS. JEAN WESTON.
    457 16 Funeral at Bidadari Cemetery. The funeral took place at Bidadari Cemetery on Mar. 23 ot Mis. dean Weston, wife of Se<g. Major J. Weston,] of the Scots dreys and attached to the Singapore Volunteeer Corps. Mrs. Weston, who was 32 years old, unexpectedly went to hospital on
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    CHINA RELIEF.
    174 16 Successful Cabaret at The Adelphi. A successful cabaret show, organised by Mrs. H. H. Loh, was given at the Adelphi Hotel roof garden on Thursday in aid of the China Relief Fund. The dancing items by Chinese children were particularly good. Among those performing were Miss C. K.
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    LEFT LYING IN DRAIN.
    71 16 Attack on Woman While Walking on Road. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 22. While travelling in search of work accompanied by her son, a Christian Indian woman was murderously attacked and left lying in a drain by a man alleged to be her husband. The
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    SINGAPORE ART CLUB.
    330 16 Encouraging Progress During The Year. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Art Club was held at 2 Pierce Road, by invitation of Mrs. 0. R. S. Bateman. The hon. secretary read a report on the club’s activities during the past year, the chief item being the
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    REMISSION OF DUTY.
    47 16 Conveyance of Land Between F.M.S.R. Harbour Board. Under the Stamp Ordinance the <I ernor has ordered the remission 0 duty amounting to $1,800 paid in r s of the conveyance of certain land be; the Federated Malay States Bai and the Singapore Harbour Board.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      NANKING NOT HOPEFUL.
      703 21 Reuter. hr.v Jit Poh Japiu?ie ’^binet.—Sin Shanghai at a later date.—Sin Chew Jit Fob. Will Peace Conference Fail JAPAN'S ATTITUDE. •Withdrawal by Stages” To be Demanded. Shanghai. Mar. 24 (11.15 a.m.) tVi-ir.al armistice parleys opened p.-itish Consulate this morning. hiinse delegates were Generals i (commander of the
      ,— Reuter.; hr.v Jit Poh Japiu?ie (’^binet.—Sin; Shanghai at a later date.—Sin Chew Jit Fob.  -  703 words
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      IN MANCHURIA.
      631 21 —Reuter. >. —Sin Kuo Min. kuo forces are also reported.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japanese Seizing The C ustoms Revenue. Geneva, Mar. 24. Dr. W. W. Yen (China) informs Sir Lric Drummond (the Secretary-General of the League) that the Japanese are seizing the Customs revenue in Manchuria, appointing Japanese
      —Reuter.; >.—Sin Kuo Min.; kuo forces are also reported.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  631 words
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      CANTON’S FEARS.
      360 21 -Sin Kuo Min- —Sin Chew Jit Poh. “No Humiliating Peace” Wanted. Hong Kong, Mar. 24. The fears which exist in Canton, and other parts of South China, lest the Central (Loyang) Government should agree to unfavourable and humiliating peace terms show no signs of abating. On the contrary
      -Sin Kuo Min-; —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  360 words
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      ROLLING STOCK.
      72 21 Aneta-Mukden Radio. C.E.R. Trustees Ask Soviet To Return It. Mukden, Mar. 19. The Chinese Eastern Railway magnates held a Trustees Meeting on Mar. 17 and decided to a k the Soviet (Jovernment to return 4,000 waggons and 50 locomotives withdrawn beyon I their boundary.— Aneta-Mukden Radio. Handits South
      Aneta-Mukden Radio.  -  72 words
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      THE SETTLEMENT.
      190 21 —Reuter. What Is Needed to Make It Safe. London, Mar. 2-1. Frank and cordial co-operation between all the Powers, including Japan, is essential if the International Settlement is to he safe against such encroachment.* as it has had to fear, declares the Morning Post in a leading article
      —Reuter.  -  190 words
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      NO FRESH CRISIS.
      175 21 Hoops will be withdrawn.—British less. Reported Japanese Optimism. Rugby, Mar. 22. The Japanese Consulate-Genera] last nipht issued a statement summarising the latest dispatches received hy the Japanese authorities in London. It states that, affairs in the Shanghai area having now generally settled down to a more or
      Hoops will be withdrawn.—British less.  -  175 words
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      INUKEI CABINET.
      44 21 Military Revolt in Tokio Expected. Tokio, Mar. 19. Latest reports declare that the situation of the Inukei Cabinet has become impossible. It is believed that a military revolt has. taken place and that the power is now held by a military dictafoiship.—AnetaHavas.
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      THOSE LOST MAPS.
      133 22 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Sin Kuo Min. Chinese Brigadier to Be Court-Martialled. Shnnghai, Mar. 23. j Brigadier Wong Kang is to be tried immediately by Marshal Clnang kai--hek. (ieneral (’hoi Ting-kai is prosecuting and there are three charges (1) That he failed to co-operate with the 19th
      Sin Chew Jit Poh.; Sin Kuo Min.  -  133 words
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      NATIONAL CRISIS.
      83 22 Loyang Conference to Be Held on April 7. (From Our Own Correspondent) Nanking, Mar. 2*1. The National Crisis Conference which, according to previous arrangements, was to have opened at Loyang on 1, has been now postponed until April <• The Chairman of the Hupei Provincial Government (General Ho
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      SALES TAX BILL.
      130 22 Defeated as Result of Both Parties Rebelling. Washington, Mar. 21. The Sales Tax Bill has been rejected h> the House of Representatives by -23 votes to 153. The defeat of the Bill is a sequel to the revolt of both parties against the measure. The rebels me
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      FORGERS BUSY.
      93 22 Aneta-Havas. Police Find Stock of Half A Million Notes. 1 I Berlin, Mar. 23. Forgers have been working overtime in, Germany. Two months ago a man wa< arrested who ha 1 manufactured several {hundred thousand false marks in the last two years, now seven men, mostly out-of-work printers,
      Aneta-Havas.  -  93 words
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      ITALY INDIGNANT.
      99 22 Reuter. Abolition of Italian In Maltese Schools. Malta, Mar. 25. Indignation has been aroused in Italy by the abolition of Italian as a subject of instruction in the elementary schools in Malta in accordance with the recommendation of the Royal Commission. Signor Giunta, Under-Secretary in the Ital ian
      Reuter.  -  99 words
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      FIRM STAND IN THE IRISH SITUATION.
      1092 22 —Reuter. at tho appropriate moment. —British. Wireless. —Reuter. —British Wireless. Great Britain’s Attitude. I INTENTION TO UPHOLD j THE TREATY. 1 London, Mar. 23. Great Britain is taking a firm stand in the Irish situation. To a crowded House of Commons Mi. J II.
      —Reuter.; at tho appropriate moment.—British. Wireless.; —British Wireless.  -  1,092 words
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      SHAW’S LATEST LITTLE JOKE.
      144 22 —Aneta-Trar.s-Oi*ean. Degenerate Whites Of South Africa. Berlin, Mar. 23. The friends and admirers of Mr. George Bernard Shaw—who are legionwen greatlv amused and broke out into loud laughter on the receipt ot a news dispatch from Cape Town quoting Shaw as having said that the South
      —Aneta-Trar.s-Oi*ean.  -  144 words
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      SILVER PROBLEM.
      140 22 —Reuter. Experts of Eight Nations To Express Opinions. Washington, Mar. 23. The House of Representatives Committee studying silver has requested a number of economists, bankers and Government officials of eight nations to express their attitude towards an interne tional conference on silver. The recipients of the notice include,
      —Reuter.  -  140 words
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      ONE MONTH’S PRODUCTION.
      340 22 Final Decision to be Made In April. POOL NOT BUYING. Countries Congratulated On 1st Year’s Working. Congratulations are offered to the fi v governments participating i n ti I restriction by the International Tin Committee for their clo-e ad herence to their quotas, the exce< on the
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      FOREIGN ARTISTS.
      143 22 —British Wireless. Only 60 Out of 1.161 Not Allowed in Britain. Rugby. Mar. 2 b Misapprehensions which app-.at-*1 have arisen, particularly in the y' States of America, regarding the attitua* of His Majesty’s Government v.vartactors and concert artists coining Great Britain, were removed in of Commons in a
      —British Wireless.  -  143 words
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      CIVIL ESTIMATES.
      71 22 -British Wireless. League of Nations Cost l? Considerably. Rugby, Mar. S3. Further civil estimates i.- 'Je-l show foreign and Imperial estima £1,835,000, a net decrease compare last year of £1,209,000. iVvour Estimates dealing with hem- and insurance aro £141,293,00), crease of £8,196,000. t r i The estimate for
      -British Wireless.  -  71 words
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      JAPAN’S LATEST DEMANDS.
      1736 23 ,—Reuter. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Sin Kuo Min. Peace Conference In Jeopardy. THREAT TO HARBIN. Russian Warships Steam l’p Sungari River. Shanghai, Mar. 26. t. learned that the Japanese draft ,\iice agreement consists of seven .ii tu N and two annexes in which Japan i: ,l» The
      ,—Reuter.; .—Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Sin Kuo Min.  -  1,736 words
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      MANCHURIA REVOLT.
      482 23 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Sin Kuo Min. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Becoming More Critical Every Hour. Shanghai, Mar. 24. The situation in Manchuria is becoming more critical every hour. The Chinese Army in Heilungkiang Province ha< occupied Suifah and Foolan, two towns quite close to the Chinese Eastern Railway. General Wu
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Sin Kuo Min.; —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  482 words
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      SOVIET AND JAPAN.
      303 23 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Trouble Over Trains For Troops on C.E.R. Shanghai, Mar. 25. The Soviet manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway, it is reported, has refused to supply any more trains for the transportation of Japanese troops. He declares that if the Japanese military author* ities
      – Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  303 words
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      GENERAL MA.
      154 24 to try Mr. Chin Yan-pak.—Sin Chew Jit i»oh.' Reported Release Under A Bond. Shanghai, Mar. ‘Jo. General Ma han-shan Oho War Minister in the new Manchukuo Government), ywho had been arrested by order of General Honjo for having “neglected to suppress the revolt” against the new Independent Manchurian
      to try Mr. Chin Yan-pak.—Sin Chew Jit i»oh.'  -  154 words
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      HULUTAO HARBOUR.
      153 24 tion of the organisation of the bast. —Sin Kuo Min. Manchukuo State’s Naval Base Plans. Shanghai, Mar. JO. Tho Manchukuo Government has >elccted Hulutao Harbour a naval base. Japanese officials will take up the question of the organisation of the bast.—Sin Kuo Min. The al>ove message is very
      tion of the organisation of the bast.—Sin Kuo Min.  -  153 words
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      MONEY FOR WAR.
      377 24 —Aneta-Iwaki. ,—Sin Kuo M:n. Supplementary Budgets In Japan. Tokio, Mar. 2H. In the House of Representatives this afternoon the Government introduce 1 1 supplementary budgets covering th<* “military expenses in Shanghai and Mrr.churia. The Prime Minister (Mr. Inukai), the Navy Minister (Vice-Admiral Osumi). the Army Minister (General
      —Aneta-Iwaki.; ,—Sin Kuo M:n.  -  377 words
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      STEEL HELMETS.
      70 24 Move to Provide Them For Chinese Troops. Shanghai. Mar. 25. The Chinese labourers in Shanghai, both male and female, are reported to have refused to go to work again in the local Jaoanese cotton mills. Mr. Wong Kuo-sheng. the general manager of the Chung Hwa Steel Products Company,
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      BOMB THROWING.
      119 24 —Sin Kuo Min. Servant Girl Injured At Mr. T. V. Soong’s House. Shanghai. Mar. 25. A bomb was yesterday thrown at the residence of the Chinence Finance Minister (Mr. T. V. Soong). It exploded, injuring a servant girl. No arrests have been made. —Sin Kuo Min. A Sin
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  119 words
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      OVERSEA CHINESE.
      120 24 Aeroplane Fund in The Philippines. Shanghai, Mar. 25. The United Chinese Oversea Association in Shanghai has received a telegram from Mr Hsu Yu-cnino, of tb u Philippine islands Chinese Chamber of Commerce .'tatmg that all v'hi’.ese vevdentr there are contributing a portion of them monthly la lies to
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      MARSHAL CHIANG.
      70 24 Southern Fears As To His Policy. Hong Kong. Mar. 25. The South-West Provinces authorities, ic is understood, have agreed to oppose Marshal fhiang Kai-shek and his policy if the Central National Government accepts any humiliating peace terms.” The Canton Central Executive Committee has issued a circular telegram opposin'*
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      LEAGUE COMMISSION.
      283 24 —Sin Chew Jit I’oh. —Sin Kuo Min. Hangchow to be Visited On Way to Nanking. Shanghai, Mar. 24. Lord Lytton and the members of the League Commission received delegates lrom all classes of the community in Shanghai yesterday morning. The Commissioners are leaving for Nanking on Mar. 2fi.
      —Sin Chew Jit I’oh.; —Sin Kuo Min.  -  283 words
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      MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND REPARATIONS.
      228 24 strenuously contested by France. —Aneta* Trans-Ocean. German Comment On His Latest Book. i Berlin, Mar. 24. Mr. Lloyd George’s book, “The Truth About Reparations and W ar Debts, .s attracting much attention both iin politiI cal circles and in the Press, where it is pointed
      strenuously contested by France.—Aneta* Trans-Ocean.  -  228 words
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      CLOSING DOWN.
      67 24 the State subsidised theatres.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Protest Against Entertainment Tax in France. Paris. Mar. 23. After long and fruitless negotiations with the Ministry of Finance, representatives of French theatre, musr hall and cinema owners have decided to close down their places of entertainment as a protest against the unbearable incidence
      the State subsidised theatres.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  67 words
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      DR. SUN FO.
      163 24 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. To Remain m shanghai: Not Going South. Shanghai, Mar. 25. Dr. Sun Fo (the former Railway Minister and later President of the Executive Yuan* is remaining in Shanghai and the reports that he is going south are untrue. Dr. Sun Fo (the son
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  163 words
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      BANNED BODIES ACTIVE.
      182 24 Rebellion Anniversary Celebrations. > PEOPLE UNITE.” Break with the British Empire Wanted. London. Mar. Dublin is ablaze with Republican ers foretelling an excited celebration Sunday of the 16th anniversary of rebellion. Special ceremonies are being organic, by the Irish Republican Army ari S bodies banned under the
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      GERMAN SHIPPING.
      90 24 Ancta-Hava*. Two Famous Firms To Amalgamate. Berlin. Mar. 1?. In view of the disastrous brands! *tato of the German mercantile ffeet owing to the world-wide slump, the Government has guaranteed 77 million maiks to help the industry. The directors of the Hamburg-Arne-rika Line and the Norddeutseher L'.oyt me
      Ancta-Hava*.  -  90 words
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      AMERICA VIA GREENLAND
      70 24 Shot lands- Denmark-route. —Anetu-T runsOcean. Steps to Establish Regular Air Service. Reykjavik. Mar. 21. The Icelandic Parliament ha< pas.-ei a hiii granting to the Trans-American Air Line Corporation a 75 ears’ concern for the construction of airports and rad’.J nations on Iceland. The company intends establishing a
      Shot lands- Denmark-route.—Anetu-T runs-Ocean.  -  70 words
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      SUGAR CONFERENCE.
      85 24 —Aneta-Havas. France Astonished at London Report. Paris, March. -2. Members of the International Conference were astonished by the report from London that an agreement ha. been reached between the representa i' es of the planters of the different count rieLondon may have inside information, hut a further meeting
      —Aneta-Havas.  -  85 words
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      £25,000 FOR THE EMPIRE.
      59 24 —British Wireless. Lord Wakefield’s Gift to The Imperial Institute. Rugby, Mar. >• Loid Wakefield has contributed towards the Imperial Institute a! t continuance, during the present stringency, of its services to the 1 rions, Colonies and India through :T1 t > gations and intellegence work in
      —British Wireless.  -  59 words
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      REVOLT GROWS IN MANCHURIA.
      257 25 av. w .i reflect upon the matter. —AnetaHavas. War Preparations In Shanghai. PEACE PARLEYS. Negotiations Virtually Broken Down. From Our Own Correspondent.) Nanking, Mar. 29. tu> sub-committee appointed by the Sh.rghai peace conference to discuss all ''•jc-.ions relating to the withdrawal of Ah* .'Japanese troops met
      av. w .i reflect upon the matter.—Aneta- Havas.  -  257 words
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      JAPAN INSINCERE.
      134 25 —Sin Kuo Min. Chinese Minister’s Allegations. Shai ghai, Mar. 20. T: < him-'t Foreign Vice-Minister (Mr. •i > Ta;-chi> told the civic representa- in Shanghai yesterday that the 'c rs at the peace conference during :v p:.-t few days had only proved the ’-i.m :v .of the Japanese
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  134 words
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      WAR PREPARATIONS.
      283 25 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japanese Active West Of Shanghai. T Shanghai. Mar. 29. understood that, yesterday after- "U. t 1 negotiations on which the sub- "mmittee appointed by the Shanghai a Vu to consider the withdrawal of the Japanese troops .-gaged almost completely broke down. 'U 1 -Japanese
      Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  283 words
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      FORTUNE LEFT TO CHINA.
      199 25 Reuter. Stiff Legal Battle Expected. Ecrlin, Mar. 27. A stiff legal encounter is promised before the Chinese authorities secure Herr Basse’s fortune. News of the bequest reached the ears of two of Herr Basse’s relatives living at Bonn ami Breslau, who lodged a counter-claim arguing that
      — Reuter.  -  199 words
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      HARBIN-CHANGCHUN.
      128 25 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Situation Developing Rapidly. Shanghai, Mar. 2'.'. While the reports from Manchuria are still some what meagre it i- char that the revolt against the Manchukuo Government is ginning foice almost everv day. Every available Japanose soldier ifei Harbin has been sent inti* the line to
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  128 words
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      CUSTOMS REVENUE.
      237 25 -Reuter. north-west Heilunkiang Province. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Really Menaced In Manchuria. Shanghai, Mar. *2S. The security of the Customs in Manchuria is really menaced, judging by telegrams to the Inspector-General (Sir F. \V. Maze) from the Commissioners at Antung and Newehwang, who report that the Japanese advisers
      -Reuter.; north-west Heilunkiang Province.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  237 words
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      “ THE GRAND OLD MAN OF CRICKET.”
      902 25 THE GRAND OLD MAN OF CRICKET.” —Reuter. Death of Lord Harris. GAME’S MOST VALUABLE ASSET LOST. London, Mar. 24. Lord Harris, the famous cricketer, died today at the age of 81.—Reuter. Known as the “Grand Old Man of Cricket” Lord Harris had been in indifferent health for the past year
      —Reuter.  -  902 words
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      KREUGER TRAGEDY SEQUEL.
      300 25 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. —Aneta-Havas. French Broker’s Alleged Embezzlement. Paris, Mar. 22. An alleged embezzlement of Kreuger Lords w-nth r ),OP0,tM 0 francs by a French stockbroker named Barrault has been discovered as a result of the match king’s suicide. A Swedish hank had entrusted the stock to Ban-anlt as
      Aneta-Trans-Ocean.; —Aneta-Havas.  -  300 words
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      MORE TAXATION.
      106 25 How South Africa Will Balance Its Budget. Cape Town, Mar. 23. In order to balance the budget deficit of 12,100,000 the (lovemment has iotu.dueed new taxation, including 4a. income tax instead of .‘Is. on goldmining profits, additional taxation on interest and customs duties, an additional surtax of 7Vfc
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      POLISH CABINET.
      73 25 stry of Public Works.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Partial Reconstruction Accomplished. Warsaw, Mar. 23. The partial reconstruction of the Polish Cabinet has been accomplished. The Minister for Agrarian Reforms is Professor Kozlowski. The Minister for Public Works, (General Norwid-Neugebauer, and the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Janta-Polczynski, have resigned. Mr. Ludkiewicz has assumed
      stry of Public Works.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  73 words
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      LONE FLIGHT TO CAPE TOWN.
      966 26 elong the River NV.e route. British Wireless. Reuter. Practically Without Sleep. LESS THAN 5 DAYS. Crashes While Almost Unconscious. Cape Town, Mar. 2S. Mr. J. A. Mollison landed lure at 0.24 p. m. Greenwich mean time. I Mr. Mollison passed over the aerodrome at 8.24
      elong the River NV.e route.—British Wireless.; — Reuter.  -  966 words
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      “ SHOW WHAT FASCISM IS.”
      322 26 SHOW WHAT FASCISM IS.” Delicate Situation In Malta. Malta, Mar. 27. I Presumably as a sequel to the Giunta i incident the Italian Consul has left Malta 1 unexpectedly, it is belie veil for Rome. Replying to the Italian Foreign Office statement denying rumours attributing to Signor Giunta a declaration
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      LOST CITIZENSHIP.
      80 26 the murderers cf President Dato.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Why Suspected Murderer Cannot Be Tried. Madrid. Mar. 23. The Spanish Cabinet Council dealing with the so-calleu Casanella case, decided tha* Casanella. who served in the Red Army, had lost his Spanish citizenship nno thus could r.o longer be detained. It is that
      the murderers cf President Dato.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  80 words
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      MOTHER MURDERED IN HER SLEEP.
      90 26 —Reuter. Delhi Dacoits Caught With Rs. 20,000 Loot. New Delhi, Mar. 2d. A baby girl was gagged and brutally treated, and her mother murdered in her sleep, by four armed dacoits who last night raided the house of Ram Lai, a wealthy merchant and president
      —Reuter.  -  90 words
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      KREUGER AND TOLL.
      211 26 —Reuter. Doubtful If Assets Can Meet Liabilities. Stockholm, Mar. 25. Reference to the weak position of Kreuger and Toll is made in a communique issued by ihe committee of independent experts examining the company’s affairs. The communique, issued after consultation with the company’s board, says the preliminary
      —Reuter.  -  211 words
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      NEW ERA IN INDIA.
      155 26 Reuter. Peace to be Secured At All Costs. New Delhi, Mar. 28. The Viceroy (Lord Willingdont ir. his first speech to the Chamber cf Princes, today expressed his firm belief that it will be possible to inaugurate the new era in India before long. He added
      Reuter.  -  155 words
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      ANTI-GOD MOVEMENT
      118 26 machinery repair shop.—Aneta-Trans-Ucean. Cathedral Turned Into Museum. Moscow, Mar. 25. A further advance in the State-subsi-dised anti-God movement in Soviet Russia has been marked by the forthcoming transformation of the famous Kazan Cathedral in Leningrad into a museum f or the history of religions and atheism. The new
      machinery repair shop.—Aneta-Trans-Ucean.  -  118 words
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      QUIET EASTER IN DUBLIN.
      262 26 —Reuter. Tension Still Continues. THE REPUBLIC ARMY. Dublin. Mar. 2* Although the Raster demons*/!’ passed off quietly in the I r sh Fr* l0e and the North of Ireland there',;?,? undoubtedly, grave apprehendon a i long the paradoxical state o»‘ u*/;/ w continue. r? A feeling
      —Reuter.  -  262 words
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      RIOTS IN SPAIN.
      229 26 —Reuter- Attacks on Religious Processions. Madrid. Mar. Numerous casualties resulted f*e:n tr.e efforts of the anti-re’.uior. ur.y t: prevent the orthodox blaster pr .e-'ijnr. many provincial town?. The most serious trouble oc'urre*. at a town in the province of T -ic.! where armed hooligans attacked a me
      —Reuter-  -  229 words
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      SPIRITUAL DARKNESS.
      84 26 —Reuter. Tariffs Denounced By Bishop. London, Ma -y On Easter Sunday St. Paul < a lived up to its “Gloomy’ Peany 1 r ation, for the Bishop of London, i mon. deplored the spiritual which was apparently as intense was 2,000 years ago, the latest 1 l of
      —Reuter.  -  84 words
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      CHINESE STILL PESSIMISTIC.
      808 27 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Further Fighting West Of Shanghai. w arships JOIN IN. Chinese Lines Penetrated At Taitsang. r ne. as was reported on Tuesday that flu* Shanghai peace conference ha s accepted a proposal for the immediate mutual cessation of hostilities. the outlook is still far
      .—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  808 words
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      REUTER’S VERSION.
      150 27 Important Points Still Unsettled. Shanghai, Mar. 29 (3.08 p.m.) Agreement for the complete cessation of hostilities was reached at the SinoJapanese conference this morning, according to an official Japanese communique. Later :—However, the* more important questions covering Japanese withdrawal, the points to which the Japanese forces -hall withdraw
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      “ NO HOPE OF PEACE.”
      128 27 NO HOPE OF PEACE.” positions remain unchanged.—Sin Kuo Min. hinese Discredit The Reports. Shanghai, Mar. 39. Stiil more Japanese troops are reporte to have arrived in tbe Shanghai wai .one during the past few days and it i asserted that the total now exceed 100,000, including 5.000 cavalry, 10 Held
      positions remain unchanged.—Sin Kuo Min.  -  128 words
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      IS IT PEACE?
      174 27 —Sin Kuo Min. Chinese Troops Still Hastening to Shanghai. Shanghai, Mar. 30. Five hundred Chinese police from Peking have left for Shanghai to patrol the Chinese territory to be evacuated by th Japanese. Mr. Wang Ching-vei (the President of the Executive Yuan) has announced that China is
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  174 words
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      SHANGHAI CHINESE.
      99 27 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Appeal to Conference Delegates. Shanghai, Mar. 30. Delegates from all classes of the Chinese citizens of Shanghai called upon the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Quo Tai-ehi) ar.d General Tai Chi (the commander of the Shanghai and Woosung Garrison) yesterday and submitted the views
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  99 words
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      LAND MINES.
      65 27 Soohowho, south-east of Taitsang. -Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japanese Lorries Blown Up. Shanghai. Mar. 30. Japanese troops who were being transported in buries, with stores, towards Taitsang from Katingyuen yesterday morning encountered Chinese land mines at Chukiakew, just outside Taitsang. Two of the lorries were wrecked and the
      Soohowho, south-east of Taitsang. -Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  65 words
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      SINMIN CAPTURED.
      223 27 Sin Kuo Min. A'U'ia-Mukfiun Radio. Reuter. Chinese Now Only Thirty Miles From Mukden. Shanghai, Mar. 30. The Chinese 4th Route Army and I Chinese militia are reported to have rec.,mured Sinmin, on the Mukden-Chin-chow section of the main line only 30 miles from Mukden. The message further states
      Sin Kuo Min.; A'U'ia-Mukfiun Radio.; — Reuter.  -  223 words
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      MARSHAL CHANG.
      233 27 A nrta-Mukden-Radio. —Sin Kuo Min. ’—Sin Kuo Min. At Bottom of Revolt In Manchuria Mukden, Mar. 2G. Marshal Chang Hsueh-iiang has sent marly 1.000 Chinese volunteers, including secret service ag: nts, into Manchukuo and is trying to create a disturbance in or.V* to demonstrate that the Manchukuo (I
      A nrta-Mukden-Radio.; —Sin Kuo Min.; ’—Sin Kuo Min.  -  233 words
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      CRISIS AVERTED.
      58 27 —Aneta Trans-Ocean. Cabinet Changes In Tokio. Tokio, Mar. 20. The threatened Cabinet crisis has been averted by a slight reconstruction, involving the appointment of the former Governor of Formosa (Mr. Takeji Kawumuru) as Minister of Justice, while the present Mini-ter of Justice (Mr. K. Suzuki) exchanges his portfolio
      —Aneta Trans-Ocean.  -  58 words
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      MARSHAL FENG.
      60 27 —Sin Kuo Min. Maintainer of Peace And Order.” Shanghai, Mar. 30. General Han Fu-chu (the chairman of the Shantung Provincial Government) has recommended that Marshal Feng Yuhsiung, the so-called “Christian General” of Shensi and former Comman<lcr-in-Cnief of the Kuominchun Army, should Ik* appointed as Maintainer of Peace and
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  60 words
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      JAPAN AND LEAGUE.
      178 27 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Further Talk in Tokio Of Withdrawal. Tokio, March 27. Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations is again forecasted by the Press, the leading papers devoting much space to this possihilitv. It is stated that the League of Nations, especially the smaller States, have shown little
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      JAPAN’S BUDGET.
      51 27 "oiin il tomorrow for approval. -AnetaRengo. Expenditure of 1,520 Million Yen Next Year. Tokio, March 28. The working budget for the next fiscal ’•ear, commencing April 1, with an expenditure totalling 1,520 million yen, will he •.uOmitted to a meeting of the Cabinet "oiiii il tomorrow for approval.
      "oiin il tomorrow for approval. -Aneta-Rengo.  -  51 words
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      JAPAN AND PORTUGAL.
      66 27 Am ta-Rengo. Treaty of Commerce And Navigation. Tokio, March 28. The Foreign Office has announced that a provisional treaty of commerce and navigation between Japan and Portugal has hern concluded. It is to be signed on April 22 by the Japanese Minister to Portugal (Mr. Ota) and
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      FRANCE AND JAPAN.
      41 27 Aneta-iluvas. Story of “Entente” Again Denied. Washington, Mar. 25. Mr. Claudel, speaking at a public dinner in his honour on bis return from i trip to the Middle West, once more denied tin rumour of a Frunco-Japane.se entente.
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      WHAT JAPAN SAYS.
      110 28 thus to cause a world war. —Aneta Mukden-Radio. China’s Flans to Cause World War. Mukden, Mar. 26. Owing to disturbances by plain clothes agents on Mar. 21 at noon, the Japanese residents of Shanghai wore unable to vee the home-going soldiers ofT. Humour says that soon after
      thus to cause a world war.—Aneta Mukden-Radio.  -  110 words
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      RESULTS NEGATIVE.
      175 28 \neta-flavas. China’s Foreign Minister On the Conference. Shanghai, Mar. 2-*. Neither the Chinese nor the Japanebulletins hide the faet. that progress :i tlu* peace conference has been only mail or. minor issues, while the print*., a points remain difficult to deal with. Mr. \*o Wen-kan (Chino e Minister
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      DANUBIAN PROBLEM.
      172 28 British Wireless Hope for Conference Of The Biff Powers. Rugby, Mur. 2D (8 p.m.) The discussions* with regard to the methods of approaching the Danubian proidem continue. The British Government hope* it will !e possible to arrange for a conference of the Four Groat Powers, to he followed
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      SHANGHAI ELECTIONS.
      75 28 dog-re ng course is contemplated—Bin Kuo Ann Cabarets and Dug-Racing Objected To. Shu: eha Mar. 2D. f he t'hiic-e ralrpayers in the Interim* t.oral Sett letra nt are taking a keen interest in t: polling for the election of the i *iere men.Li-■.•s to the Municipal Cout ell.
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      TORNADOES.
      38 28 Aneta-Iwaki. 105 People Killed In America. Birmingham, Alabama, Mar. 22. Tornadoes killed 105 persons,—including D2 in Alabama, seven in Tennessee two m K-ntucky an! four in Georgia on Monday n:ght. Alabama bore the brunt m the storm.—Aneta-Iwaki.
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      HEAVY FALL IN TIN PRICE.
      81 28 British Wireless. lowest Recorded Since September. Rugby, Mar. 21* *8 p.m.i. On metal exchange there was a fall of £8 6s. 2d. in the price of tin to fll8 3s. Od. per ton. which is the lowest touched since lar-t September 1931. Copper Quotation Weakens,
      British Wireless.  -  81 words
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      STERLING & STOCKS.
      261 28 STERLING STOCKS. -British Wireless. —Reuter. Further Appreciation In Value. j Rugby, Mur. 2tk further appreciation in the value of ‘.tiding occurred during the week-end. The pound on New York this morning opened at 7 1 i». The feature of the London stock marlets ttday was the marked firmness d'.-plaved by
      -British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  261 words
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      GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
      169 28 J Worker■; pr ty in Germany.— Ane'a i T rpr.s-Ocean. Communists Join Workers' Party. Berlin, Mar. 2S. The Socialist Worker** Party, which i composed of dissidents from Social Be mocrats, hcM its first national congress during the Easter holidays. The party has received reinforcement in the shape of
      J Worker■; pr ■ ty in Germany.— Ane'a i T rpr.s-Ocean.  -  169 words
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      RUBBER STOCKS.
      43 28 Decrease in London And Liverpool. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 29. London rubl>cr stocks stand at 64,461 tons, a decrease of 553 tons on the week. Liverpool stocks are now 60,775 tons, or 147 tons less than a week ago.
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      “FAKED” AIR FORCE FIGURES.
      212 28 Anota-Trnns-Ocean. Press Allegations. WHAT IS THE STRENGTH OF FRANCE Paris, Mar. 20. The Beaverbrook Pi ess having: published n strange story to the effect that European Powers and also Japan hail emmi-cl nt Geneva in ’‘an impudent move to cheat Great Britain." by faking: figures 'of
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      SIR HORACE PLUNKETT
      183 28 Irish agriculturist, ages! 77.—British Wireless. Death of Noted Irish Agriculturist. Rugby. Mar. 20. The death occurred during the weekend o» Sir IIoi*ace Plunkett, the noted Irish agriculturist, ages! 77.—British Wireless. The third son of Baron Punsany an! Anne. the daughter of Barer herb* vm«. Sir Horace Plunkett
      Irish agriculturist, ages! 77.—British Wireless.  -  183 words
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      LIVELY POLITICS.
      78 28 Reuter. Duel Settles Dispute In The Argentine. Buenos Aires, Mar. 29. !<• ad’ nor.r c,,rdoba between Senor A' a os who was Minister of Public \V rk*» during President Irigoyen’s Gov0!: rr.ent and Dr. Enrique Martinez (the -’dent of the Republic) i: a ’fitter received face wounds. r.qVr
      Reuter.  -  78 words
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      FOREST FIRES.
      60 28 largest beinfr at Mueggelheim.—Aneta Trans-Oecan. Instructive Outbre?tks Near Berlin. Eerlin, Mar. 29. Forest fires ol* nn unusually destruciiv natura have occurred in the environs o Berlin during the last two days. All th fire brigades available were mobilised an have been fightuig the flames for hours. Over 20
      largest beinfr at Mueggelheim.—Aneta Trans-Oecan.  -  60 words
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      HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS.
      38 28 and many slightly hurt.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Nineteen People Killed In France. Paris, Mar. 29. The Easter holiday traffic took its usual toll of human life. Nineteen people were killed in accidents, 60 severely hurt and many slightly hurt.—Aneta-Trans-
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      CHARGES AGAINST RECTOR.
      190 28 Hearing in Con s i stor Court. 1 GRAVE ALLEGATION’S Defendant Reproved Bv Chancellor. (From Our Own Corrc-mndent.i London, Mar. 29 The hearing has opened at the Ccnsistoiy Court of Kl lVl rw brought against Harold F ranch n!?* 1 Hector of Stillkey. 1 ne allegations include
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      ANGLO-JAVA RUBBER.
      165 28 Two Estates to be Closed Down. (From Our Own Correspond r.i London. Mar 29. The Anglo--Java Rubber nr. 1 Pr duct rio Ltd., decide this morning t > convert 1.400,000 unriued ordinary share* >f 2s. each Into S per cent, cumu’at e prefereu > .-h .es to i
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      DEAN OF YORK.
      108 28 Death of Harrow’s Former Headmaster. Rugby, Mur. Dr. Lionel Ford, Dean of a during Easter at the age of Co Wireless. ,.15 Before becoming Dean of io‘U :1 7 Dr. Ford was headmaster of Ibinov IE years. Earlier ho was fur 1 >j headmaster of Rcpton, where
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      SWEEP FOR INDIA?
      83 28 SWEEP FOR IND IA? Advantage Of Big I .r 1 > Urged. (From Our Own Oorresron b Calcutta, Ma v A strong pica is being made b> jC ?a cal authorities in India for the o-J-tion of a lottery on the lines of vl sweepstake, under Government 1 sion, on
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      ENTERTAINMENT TAX PROTEST.
      101 29 lt> It" l \>vtr -Trans-Ocean. Closing of Theatres Averted in Paris. Paris, Mar. 29. The threatened closing down of all f trtK cinemas, music halls and cabaru. W i,i\.h was scheduled for tomorrow k'ht a- a protest against the entertainn t tuXf has been averted for the
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      U.S. FINANCES.
      138 29 Reuter. Appeal for a Balanced Budget. Washington, Mar. 29 (7.38 p.m.). <'• :unatic appeal for the balancing of j; ..iget was made by the Speaker (Mr. ‘h'.hn N. (lamer) in the House of i;. tn ntativi’s amid general cheers today when tin* Ways and Means Committee ..jn. the
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      NANKING-LANCHOW.
      57 29 Sin Kuo Min. 900-Mile Air Mail Route To be Opened. Shanghai, Mar. 30. Tnt North West China air mail and ng. r service between Nanking and h *.v, in far-away Kansu Province, is tt* k» inaugurated on April 1. The ilistance from Nank ng to Lanchow the i row
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      BISHOP OF JERUSALEM.
      81 29 Reuter. Rev. G. F. Graham-Brown Appointed. London, Mar. 29. ihe Rev. George Francis Grahamib v.ii has been appointed Bishop of Jerusalem. ilo was born at Lanchoo, w'here his atlie was a missionary with the China Mission.— Reuter. ii 'hop Graham-Brown had a brilliant I’.rici at Cambridge on
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      NOT TO BE SOCIALISED.
      78 29 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Prussian Peasants to Have Their Own Cattle. Moscow, Mar. 29. manifesto i.sued by the Russian i:runi~t party declares that the prae- c ol socialising: cows and other a V imals is a Prross infringe of the party’s policy,” which, on f° aims at providing every
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      SOVIET GOLD.
      56 29 —Reuter. ons i^ r nment Sent from Moscow To Berlin. Riga, Mar. 29. Koitf of 116 cases of Soviet from MosJm 88 hr u Rh here en route This Berlinnu>nts seco of a series of pay,r<‘< hinorv *1 a ri cultural and other rrifnt -n r n 10l,jr
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      EAST AFRICAN FLIGHT.
      212 29 —British Wireless. R.A.F. Machines’ Return Journey. Kugby, Mar. 29 (8 p.m.) Koyal Air Force machines arrived t!°P® today on the conclusion of their Last African flight. The flight from 216 Bomber Transport Squadron, which has flown from Heliopolis to Somaliland and is now on the way back,
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      SHOOTING DRAMA.
      86 29 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean Six People Killed by German Judge. Berlin, Mar. 26. 7 wo terrible dramas occurred i Germany on Good Friday. In Jena a judge shot in quick succession his aged parents, his wife, a woman friend of his wife, his two young children an 1 himself. In Berlin
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      QUEEN WILHELMINA.
      72 29 —Reuter. .To Send Own Oil Paintings To D.E.I. The Hague. Mar. 29. Queen Wilhelmina, who is a talented artist, intends to send to the Dutch East Indies at the beginning of 1933 a number of her own oil paintings and drawings to be exhibited in the interests of
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      M. TARDIEU.
      60 29 Reuter. To Meet Mr. MacDonald In London. Paris, Mar. 29. It is officially announced that the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (M. Tardieu) and the Finance Minister Ol. Flandin) will go to London on Apr. 3 for a conversation with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and other British Ministers on
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      DIPLOMAT ATTACKED.
      62 29 cceded in arresting the assailants. —AnetaHavas. Waylaid and Robbed In Berlin Street. Berlin, Mar. 25. A foreign diplomat, lielonging to one of the Balkan States, was the victim of an assault last night, being set upon, beaten and robbed by four men. After an exciting chase through the
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      FRENCH ELECTIONS.
      74 29 will be put back one week.—A not a Trans-Ocean. Paris, Mar. 29. According to Le Matin the elections for the French Chamber will take place on May 1, with a second ballot on May 8. but in political quarters doubts are expressed as to the wisdom of holding
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      BENGAL’S GOVERNOR.
      201 29 Reuter. Departure of Sir Stanley Jackson. Calcutta, Mar. 29. 1 he ceremonies attending the departure StanI °y Jackson, on relinquishing office as Governor of Bengal, and the arrival of Sir John Anderson, his successor, passed off quietly. Most elaborate precautions were taken i*y the police. All houses along
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      DIVIDEND PAID.
      24 29 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 30. The Parit Perak Rubber Co. Ltd. has declared a final dividend of 2'/j per cent.
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      BOXING TRAGEDY.
      54 29 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Finnish Lightweight Dies In Hospital. Helsingfors, Mar. 29. During an international boxing conte L held at Aalborg between Danish and Finnish teams, the Finnish lightweight champion Waekewae received a knock-out, blow on the chin from the Dane Rye Ilougaard. He collapsed and never recovered consciousness, dying an
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      FORMER U.S. TREASURER.
      96 29 —Reuter. Death of Mr. Leslie M. Shaw. Washington, Mar. 28. The death occurred today of Mr. Leslie Mortier Shaw, formerly Secretary to the United States Treasury.—Reuter. Mr. Shaw, who was in his 84th year, alter practising law at Denison, Iowa, from 1876 until 1897, later engaged in
      —Reuter.  -  96 words
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      SIR CHARLES CHITTY.
      98 29 London, Mar. 18. The death has occurred of Sir Charles William Chitty. Sir Charles was born in 1859, and was educated at Eton, and King’s College, Cambridge. He w*as called to the Bar, Inner Temple, in 1884. He practised at Bombay and was appointed Chief Judge of
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      I.L.P. CONFERENCE.
      41 29 —British Wireless. Rugby, Mar. 30. (Noon) The Independent Labour Party Conference yesterday rejected the policy of leaving the National Labour Party and carried a proposal for affiliation but o conditions to be the subject of negotia tion.— British Wireless.
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      LINDBERGH BABY.
      163 29 —Reuter. Negotiations in The Semi-Final Stage. Norfo k (Virginia), Mar. 28. The well-known shipbuilder, Mr. J. H Curtis, who is associated with the Rev Dr. Dobson Peacock (Rector of Norfolk) an 1 Admiral Rumiya u< intermediaries on behalf of Col. Lindbergh, declares that the negotiations are in the
      —Reuter.  -  163 words
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      LOVERS’ PARADISE.
      118 29 Aneta-Trans-Ocean, Adriatic Island Only For Honeymoon Couples. Rome, Mar. 26. A small island in the Adriatic will be set apart for honeymoon couples by order of the Italian Government with the object of attracting tourists to Italy. The island is four miles long 1*4 miles widt and situated
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      MR. W. A. STARRETT.
      106 29 -Reuter. Death of a Famous Architect. New York, Mar. 26. The death has occurred hero of the architect, Mr. William Aiken Starrett, the designer of the Empire State Building, New York, and who introduced several earthquake-resisting buildings in Japan.—Reuter. Mr. W illiam A. Starrett, with his
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      MR. H. M. LELAND.
      99 29 —Reuter. Veteran of Motor Industry Dies. Detroit, Mar. 26. The death has occurred here of the grand old man of the motor industry, Mr. Henry Martyn Iceland.—Iteuter. Mr. Henry M. Leland, who was in his ninetieth year, organised the Leland and Fauleoner Manufacturing Company in the
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      KING CAROL AGAIN.
      74 29 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Princess Helena Returns To Rumania. Bucharest, Mar. 26. King Carol’s wife Princess Helena, from whom he is separated, arrived here by the Simplon express and was met at the station by her son, Crown Prince Michael, the ex-King of Greece, and representative authorities. A guard of
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  • Sporting News.
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      MALAYAN GOLF TITLE.
      2626 30 Paterson’s Success. DETAILED ACCOUNT OK THE PLAY. (From u Special Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 28. M. M. I'aterson, of the Singapore Golf Club, won the Malayan golf championship this afternoon, beating G. Halliday, of the MalakofT Golf Club, 2 and 1. In the semi-finals Halliday beat L.
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      CARNERA KNOCKS OUT COOK.
      212 30 Contest Finishes i„ Fourth Round. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar ‘>4 Prime Camera the giant Italian easily accounted for Georg.. r‘ i er Australia, winning-by a knock out i„ h 0f fourth icund. Cook was down f count of four in the first round a*.
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      SELANGOR AGAIN DEFEAT S.C.C.
      1569 31 I By Seven Wickets. 1 THRILLING finish on 1 TIME. H MiinuU'S from time on Monday i.ivovk obtained the run which HI < a nLor a seven-wicket victory SA'.C. in their annual Easier ■'Tnre'which’took place on the Singapore Kune this year. Selangor has now ■7n tne
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      FINE SHOOTING BY A WOMAN.
      770 31 Championship Runner-Up. RIFLE MEETING AT KUALA LUMPUR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 28. Blazing sunshine and scarcely a breath oi wind provided almost ideal conditions foi the concluding stages of the F.M.S. Rifle hampionship meeting, which ended on the Kuala Lumpur rifle range
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      SCOTTISH CUP FINALISTS.
      415 31 —Reuter Rangers and Kilmarnack. ASTON VILLA BEAT WEST BROMWICH. As a result of Saturday’s semi-final ties in the Scottish Cup competition, the Rangers are to meet Kilmarnock in the final, for they respectively defeated Hamilton 3—2 and Airdriconians 3—2. The teams last met in the Scottish Cup
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      EASTER MONDAY FOOTBALL.
      489 32 —Reuter. Arsenal and Derby Draw. THE WEDNESDAY IN FINE FORM. Several matches were played >ester lay in the English ami Scottish Leagues. In the First Division the Arsenal only managed to draw with Derby < °unty 1—1. Everton, the leaders, also secured] a point from their match
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      QUEEN’S PRIZE.
      59 32 Scardroy Wins by Six Lengths At 10—1. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 28. The result of the Queen's Prize run at Xemptnn Park today, was us follows SCARDROY 7.8 1 1NSUHANCE8.11 2 COASTER 8.12 3 Seventeen ran. Won by six lengths two lengths between second and third!
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      LALL SINGH THE BEST FIELDER.
      283 32 I Trainer on Indian Team's Form. (From Our Own Cotre^p^ndent). Calcutta, Mar. 25. Frank Tarrant, who has been training the Indian cricket team to lour England this summer to give' them that extra j polish which may mean the difference j between defeat and victory,
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      SINGAPORE GOLF.
      213 32 Garrison G.C. Fixtures For April. I The Garrison Cr C ab’.- fixtures for 1 April nre as Navy Cup (in: »r-un:t>, to be played during the month. Sunday. Apr. d:—Wei Ha; Wei Cup final (away). Saturday, Apr. 9; —Club championship.; first round. Sunday. Apr. 1 :—Club championship, semi-final
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      TENNIS AT KLANG.
      628 32 Some Finals Decided By One Set. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Klang, Mar. 29. The Klang Club tennis tournament was played during the Easter holidays. Wet weather interfered with the tournament considerably. In the Women’s Open Doubles event, the prize was divided between Mrs. W. Ansley Young and
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      SINGAPORE TENNIS.
      229 32 S.C.C. Tournament Results. The following were the result* of tie*! played on Tuesday in the S.C.C. tennis tournament Godown Doubles Handicap. L. J. A. Fei tien an M. A. Matthews plu> -1 heat C. P. Burke and J. G. Campbell plus 15. (w.o.). J. F. Harvey and II.
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      GOOD FRIDAY FOOTBALL.
      270 32 F -ter West Bromwich Beaten By Everton. I Several interesting match** eel in the English League v e V*« }r Pta Friday), hut there \veie' prises. West Bromwich u-erl* k *<»• Everton’s headquarters i ater -at sea secured a goo.! win Wanderers by 3—0. Th* a *vore
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      MALACCA CLUB BEATEN.
      388 32 Seremban Bowler's Good Performances. (From Our Own Corre?ponieatd Malacca. Mar. The Nesrri Sembilan Cf'-'e: *J'“ defeated the Malacca l !u*i :;t r Sun lay and Monday a: Ma.acca. uvisitors baited tirst and totaled >' Malacca Club were then dipimweJ -r Thanks to a splendid 00 from Hh-nies
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      79 1 General—m; ,;*r Situation 1 'iimport* Tin Pnces 1 vi :ar. Rubber Rubber 1 l‘‘ ;u ‘ion Tin Market 1 Nov Company i r.t-nut Rubber i anggol Rubber 3 aM .*r and Co. 4 neriran Stocks 4 Tratio and Finance 4 and Shares 4 Share Prices 4 on impendence y
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      35 1 lU-ipore Ollicial Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices S'pore Apr. May Apr.**une It! 0.5"j 0.6 0.6*» 0.6 i" 16 O.'i *4 0.6 rt.8 1 4 0.6 4 1*; 0,5 0.5 0.6 0.6
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      14 1 .i tons at $65.75 per picul. *t-> 61.62 1 l.i.» 61.00
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      KRIAN RUBBER.
      109 1 directors’ report of the Krian Plantations Co., Ltd., for the 1 1931, states. .et profit as shown by the acco-nts c 12*. to which has to added to 421 I-- 21. the amount brought forward, g a total of £5,523 4s, 2d. which c t«*rs propose to carry
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      HARPENDEN RUBBER.
      84 1 cport for 1931. the directors den (Selangor) Rubber Co., 'in.Is are now exhaused, and it > v o be necessary to provide capital. A scheme of recon- under consideration and de- uhmittod to shareholders at date. loss for the year was £2,035 :i debit of £2,366, after payment
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      PALM OIL PRICE.
      21 1 i r ve v <d by Cumberbatch and Condon gives the palm oil price ‘•e market is idle.
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      SIAM CEMENT.
      16 1 ()l:r Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 20. M Co., Ltd., has declared °> nine per cert.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      693 1 ISt rails Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.] Fog of Gloom As Dense As Ever. STOCKS CONTINUE TO MOUNT. (l' rom Our 0*vn Correspondent.) London, Mar. 2. Sentiment remains anything but cheerful, the fog of gloom remaining as dense as ever over the industrial position here. Possibly a
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      NEW COMPANY.
      84 1 Sungei Bahru Rubber Estates. Sungti Bahru Rubber Estates has been registered a:, a public company, with a capital of £90,000 in 2s. shares, to acquire the undertaking of a company with a similar title incorporated in 1909. The directors are P. J. Burgess (chairman O) Ma ay Unite
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      RUBBER POLICY.
      101 1 (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Mar. 21. Sir Herbert Wright, chairman of Java Rubber Plantations Ltd., declared at the annual general meeting yesterday that the policy of the company would be to harvest the minimum crop compatible with reasonable costs. Sir Herbert is chairman of the Rubber Browers’
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      BAH LIAS RUBBER ESTATES LTD.
      1005 1 Excellent Financial Position. The twenty-first annual ordinary general meeting of the Bah Lias Rubber Estates Ltd., was held on Feb. 17, in the council room of the Rubber Growers’ Association (Incorporated), 2, 3, ami 4, Idol Lane, London, E.C. 3, Mr. H. Eric Miller, chairman,
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      “MAY BE A BLESSING IN DISGUISE.”
      2002 2 Rubber Industry’s Future. RESTRICTION DECISION MALACCA PLANTERS’ MEETING. (From On v Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 27. The annual general mooting of ‘ho Mala a Planter:’ Association, was held at the Malacca Cub on Sunday. Mr. A. Mackenzie was in thu chair, and among those
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      ULU BENUT RUBBER.
      252 2 The* (Iilectors* report to the shareholuvi s of l lu IU nut Consolidated Rubber Co.. J.td for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, to ne piesent i at the twelfth annual general meeting at the Hongkong Bank Chamber.?, Apr. 5 at noon, states. Tne res it for
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      MALAYAN COLLIERIES LIMITED.
      700 2 22V% Per Cent. Div. p ftr The Year. r The directors’ report for ttw. year of the Malayan Collieries ed Dec. 31, 1931, states Lt 1 The depression which' so ateetcH auction ar.d sales at Batu Arn« d during the previous year not onlv' 0 nued but
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        THE COLONY’S TRADE.
        1713 3 Mr. W. H. Shelford Analyses the Figures. To the Editor of th« Strait. Times. ip ___You have recently stated that the f t trade is only fraction of what f® trtI oo voftr4 ago when an “old time 41 prince flourished upon ib-a ,re v ie for
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      SEMANGGOL RUBBER.
      307 3 The report of the directors of the Seman.ggol Rubber Co., Ltd., to be submitted to the shareholders at the twentythird annual general meeting to he held at the registered olfiees of the company, la, Penang Street, Penang, on Mar. 24, states The total area of the company’s propei
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      HAMILTON (F.M.S.) RUBBER.
      749 3 Dividend of 3 Per Cent. Declared. The sixteenth annual general meeting' of the Hamilton (F.M..S.) Rubber Co., Ltd., was held at the office of Cumberbatch and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, Mar. 7. Mr. J. Murray, the chairman of the company, addressed the shareholders, as follows
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      Trade and Finance.
      267 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Sin; a]>< r<*. Mar. 30. SELLING. London, 4 month*’ ng|)t London, 3 months’ sight 2-3 1&/16 London, 60 d.i>s’ sitht “jJA London, 30 days' sight 2 3 27/32 London, demand 2 3 2j/32 London, T.T. 2'3% Lyons and Paris, demand 1,'mi Hamburg, demand New York,
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      Stocks and Shares.
      862 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Mar. 30. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Seller* £1 £T A.«am Kumhung 24 25 £1 £1 Austral Malay 18 20 f>/-5, Ayer llitam Tin 9 6 1 *5 cd. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 9 6 10 6 £1 £1 Batung Padang 0.07'j
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      FRASER AND CO.
      328 4 Local Share Market Quiet. Fraser ami Co. report as follows on Mar. :)U Business during the week has been greatly interfere 1 with by the Easter ho idays and the share markets have been almost entirely neglected. In spite of the reduction in the Bank rate, sterling
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      SUNGEI SAYONG.
      68 4 The report for 1931 of Sungei Sayong Rubber Co. states, after crediting certain adjustments, profit and loss shows balance at debit of £4,339. Estates now appear at reduced valuation ordered by Court, £19,209 in place of £01,459, and issued capital appears at written-down amount of £lO,OOO. Cash resources,
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      COPRA MARKET.
      31 4 Barlow and Co., report as follows on Mar. 24 Following a slight improvement prices close easier on the week’s balance. Closing quotations are as follows Sundried $5.75 mixed $5.15.
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      AMERICAN STOCKS.
      77 4 Closing Quotations In New York. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, MarThe London markets are closed today but the following American quo. have been received, the rise or tall in relation to the prices of Mar. >• General Motors V,* Standard Oil Ex. pd. ,i» U.S. Steel 40 J
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES FEB. 30.
        522 4 Allagar <2 4’v; Anglo-Malay (i‘l) 5 32; Ayer Kuning < il i T ‘10; Began Serai £1 3 10; Hahru (2 i 1 3; Banteng i£l) 5 16; Batu Caves ill) 5 16; Batu Matanc i£l) 9: Batu Tiga <£li Bertam (2 > 1 l‘«;
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MAR. 30.
        697 4 Capital Issue Clo«ing Prices Tatd Ip \alue Dividends Fraser L\all 4 Company Co. Eva't 404,1<5 1 Nil for year 28-2-31 .Allenby ($ll 0.30 0.40 i».3ii 040 216,779 1 Nil for year 36-9-31 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.20 1.30 439,425 1 Nil for year
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